An American Physical Therapy Association White Paper
Reactions from Members and Patients on Physician-Owned Physical Therapy Services (POPTS)
The term "referral for profit," in the context of physical therapy practice, describes a financial relationship in which a physician refers patients for physical therapy treatment and derives a financial benefit from the referral. In the most common referral-for-profit arrangements, physicians have an ownership interest in the physical therapy practices to which they refer, known as physician-owned physical therapy services, or POPTS.
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Source:
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Reimbursement2
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